Juventus and Italy living legend Gianluigi Buffon added the latest accolade to his personal collection on Monday evening after taking home the Serie A 'Best Player' prize at the annual Gran Gala Del Calcio ceremony held in Milan.

It is the sixth straight year in which a Juve player has won the award, following on from Andrea Pirlo (2012 - 2014), Carlos Tevez (2015) and Leonardo Bonucci (2016).

Overall, Juve dominated the awards recognizing the last year in Italian football. Alongside Buffon, Alex Sandro, Miralem Pjanic, Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala were all named in the Best XI, while the club as a whole also scooped 'Team of the Year' for the sixth consecutive time.